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Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has put up for auction 30 historic street markers. They are to be sold “AS-IS” on the website GovDeals.com. Their condition is described as “20 in good condition and 10 cracked or…

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and his staff have been working for months on a plan for the redevelopment of the Blount Middle School site on the corner of C and Gregory streets into workforce housing. We…

The News Service of Florida reports lobbyists earned about $30 million during the year’s third quarter for their work in the Legislature, according to a preliminary estimate Tuesday. Lobbying firms were required by a Monday night…

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners heard from the citizens from the southern part of the county last week and rejected two low-income senior housing projects. The board rejected a proposed 90-unit, low-income senior…

At the end of the Pensacola City Council’s Agenda Review, Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn pulled her recommendation that the City permanently close the playground in Morris Court at the corner of J and Lloyd streets and let…

The City of Miami Beach passed last Thursday a four-month ban on the opening of marijuana dispensaries. According to city officials, the moratorium gives the city time to create regulations for where the dispensaries can be…

In a viewpoint in the Tallahassee Democrat, NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer said that she agrees with incoming Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran when it comes to using public dollars to lobby the state lawmakers “I don’t…

A week after winning re-election, Pensacola City Councilwoman Jewel Cannada-Wynn is recommending the City permanently close the children’s playground in Morris Court and let the land’s ownership revert to the Area Housing Commission for more low-income…

Trump did what many felt was nearly impossible, sweeping the states of Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ohio. He overwhelmingly beat Clinton in the suburbs and rural counties. Trump beat her 49%-47% in Florida. Read…

On Nov. 17, the Pensacola City Council will consider the 2017 Street Paving Plan that Mayor Ashton Hayward has proposed. The 2017 plan covers approximately 618 blocks, primarily in downtown Pensacola and the west side of…

House Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran last week told the Tampa Bay Times/Miami Herald that is was a “disgrace for cities and counties to hire lobbyists.” Corcoran told the media that he was considering limitations on access lobbyists…

According to Florida’s Secretary of State, 735,681 mail-in ballots have yet to be returned as of 5 a.m. this morning. The majority of which are ballots requested by Democrats. Unreturned Mail-in Ballots REP 239,497 DEM 312,079…

Highlight of the week: On Wednesday, Donald Trump held a campaign rally at the Hunter Amphitheater in the Community Maritime Park. The speech got national attention for the candidate’s humorous voicing of an internal monologue coaching…